*GASP*
Hao Xuan opened his eyes to the same scene for the seventeenth and last time and as soon as he did, the temporal field destabilized and collapsed, akin to a balloon being popped.
Hao Xuan felt the ambient energy diffuse towards the rest of his body and into the surroundings, leaving a coldness in its wake that he would remember for a very long time.
This was his very first experience with time manipulation and he paid a hefty price for it in the form of 16 deaths, two of which were his own doing.
The Nightmare Hounds encircled him once more, trying to find an opportunity to strike but Hao Xuan knew what was coming.
He felt the changes in his body or lack thereof. He still clearly remembered the sensation and the process of bringing the Lycan bloodline to its maturity and knew that it was his only way out.
With no second chances, he couldn't waste any time now.